Is A Blood Transfusion Safe With Haemoglobin Levels Of 7?
My father in law is 89 years old, has stage 4 cancer, is in renal failure, has a pace maker and has been given 3 to 9 months to live. He has had 3 blood transfusions in the last 3 months. The skilled nursing facility where he resides has said that his haemoglobin in down to 7.1 and they want to send him to the hospital for yet another transfusion. What am I to do? How low is too low for him?
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. Stage 4 cancer is incurable and no treatment is available. We can only give palliative treatment. Palliative treatment is consists of 1. Palliative chemotherapy 2. Palliative radiotherapy 3. Nutrition support in the form of protien, multivitamin. Blood transfusion if hemoglobin is low. 4. Pain killers. So if his hemoglobin is 7 then blood transfusion should be given.
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Is A Blood Transfusion Safe With Haemoglobin Levels Of 7?
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. Stage 4 cancer is incurable and no treatment is available. We can only give palliative treatment. Palliative treatment is consists of 1. Palliative chemotherapy 2. Palliative radiotherapy 3. Nutrition support in the form of protien, multivitamin. Blood transfusion if hemoglobin is low. 4. Pain killers. So if his hemoglobin is 7 then blood transfusion should be given.